To say that the Boston Bruins needed their 6-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on New Year's Eve would be a major understatement. Stuck in a six-game winless streak that saw them go 0-4-2 with a shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks and an overtime loss to the Calgary Flames, the only two points, the Black Gold got over that span.
Boston took advantage of some questionable goaltending by the Oilers' Connor Ingram to score six goals, and it was a night that Boston really needed to see a lot of pucks go into the net for confidence.